ALEXANDER THE GREAT AND HELLENISTIC CULTURE

Standard: SSWH3b.describe the diffusion of Greek culture by Aristotle’s pupil Alexander the Great

SSWH3c Analyze the contributions of Hellenistic culture; include law, gender, and science.

What am I learning today? How did Hellenistic Culture emerge and what were its major accomplishments?

What am I doing to show I have learned it? I will…complete an illustrated timeline (storyboard), or a rhyming poem.

Assignment: You must draw a storyboard of the events from the Rise of Philip to the developments of Hellenistic Culture. Your storyboard must include the following major events.

* = there is a heading on the page with the exact title

Events to be included:

1.  The Rise of Philip of Macedonia (p.142 paragraphs 1,2,3)

2.  Conquest of Greece* (p. 142 paragraph 4)

3.  Rise of Alexander (p. 143)

4.  Alexander’s Invasion and Conquest of Persia* (p. 143)

5.  Alexander in India (p. 144)*

6.  Alexander’s Legacy (p. 145)*

7.  Hellenistic Culture and World (p.146 paragraphs 1-4)

8.  Developments in Hellenistic Science and Math (p. 147-149)

Directions:

1.  Read pages 142-149

Storyboard
1. Create a storyboard that include a brief summary describing the title for that particular event
2. Draw an image that is symbolic of what happened in the particular event.
(ex. The rise of a leader can be shown as a man walking up a staircase)
Grading:
Summary of Event…………………………...33 %
Quality [Coherent, neatly drawn……...]……..22 %
Creativity [Originality] ………………………22 %
Content [shows understanding of material]…..22 %

EXAMPLE

Archduke Ferdinand and his wife were assassinated in Serbia by Serbian nationalists. This event sparked the beginning of WWI / At left is an example of an illustration and summary of the event.
This must be more than one or two words.
Your storyboard would continue with each event in the subsequent boxes.
Illustrations must show effort but not necessarily artistic ability. / Continue until you have completed all 8 images and summaries.